Cicero and His Rise Up The Cursus Honorum

Question 1 of 10

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Cicero started with a disadvantage in politics because he was an or in the middle class. Due to this he did not have the which allowed the other senators to gain votes. The was when the rich upper class helped the poor during hard times by giving food or money, this then ensured that the client was loyal to the patron who could then or voted for who they were told to vote for. Cicero was . Also for the past 100 years and Cicero was not in one of these families. These Optimates made sure that getting into politics outside of these families was virtually impossible, when Cicero did get in he was , meaning that he is the first person ..

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Question 2 of 10

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Cicero made his speech against Verres in 80 BC

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True
False

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Question 3 of 10

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In what year was he made Aedile?

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63
75
69
66

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Question 4 of 10

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Cicero was made:
in and was stationed in
in where he got which in Rome.
in and he got . During this time he also got
in when he defeated the and .

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Question 5 of 10

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What were the reasons that Pompey didn't like Cicero when he returned from Asia?

Select one or more of the following:

He didn't want the job in Asia
Jealousy of Cicero as he wasn't getting as much regonitsion for what he did in Asia as he would have liked
He wasn't happy with Cicero as consul
Pompey supported Rullus while Cicero did not
Pompey didn't like the people who Cicero was with
Pompey believed that Cicero had not kept his name alive in the senate

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Question 6 of 10

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What was the Concordia Ordinum?

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The joining of the equites and optimates.
Gave total control to the optimates.
The optimates and the populares were united by a common cause.

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Question 7 of 10

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What did the Concordia Ordinum do and when was it created?

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Divided the country and almost started a civil war
Enabled two different view points and ideas to meet in the middle.
Created in 63 BC
Created in 49 BC

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Question 8 of 10

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The Bona Dea Trial in ❌ surrounded a man named ❌ who was generally believed to be a mad man. He was in the top 20 families as held prestige in the senate as 12 generations had been consul and he was aligned ❌. Bona Dea or Good Goddess was the goddess of ❌ and to be worshiped by females only. She was also responsible for the ❌ so her festival was extremely important. Clodius however disguised himself as a female and got into the temple, however he was discovered and tried in a court where the judges were ❌. ❌ himself gave evidence against Clodius and was able to prove that he was in Rome during the time of the festival. He was ❌ due to the ❌ running throughout the court and every one knew what had happened. This was the ❌

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62 BC

61 BC

Clodius

Rullus

Pompey

Caesar

Women and Healing

War and Victory

protection of Rome

success of the senate

equites

optimates

Cicero

Atticus

acquitted

prosecuted

high levels of bribery

honesty of the judges

end of the Concordia Ordinum.

beginning of a better age of Rome.

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Question 9 of 10

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What did the populares want?

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Social reform which would be disliked in the senate
They were frightened of power developing outside their circles
Didn't want Pompey to have the command in Asia
Wanted to pass laws in popular assemblies rather than the senate
Cancel debts and give land to the homeless

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A-Level Classics (Guide Sheet A) Quiz on Cicero and His Rise Up The Cursus Honorum, created by Amy Le Grys on 03/01/2016.

Cicero and His Rise Up The Cursus Honorum

Cicero and His Rise Up The Cursus Honorum

Question 1 of 10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

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Question 2 of 10

Cicero made his speech against Verres in 80 BC

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Question 3 of 10

In what year was he made Aedile?

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Question 4 of 10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Cicero was made: in and was stationed in in where he got which in Rome. in and he got . During this time he also got in when he defeated the and .

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Question 5 of 10

What were the reasons that Pompey didn't like Cicero when he returned from Asia?

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Question 6 of 10

What was the Concordia Ordinum?

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Question 7 of 10

What did the Concordia Ordinum do and when was it created?

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Question 8 of 10

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Question 9 of 10

What did the populares want?

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Question 10 of 10

What side of the senate was Cicero on?

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Cicero was made:
in and was stationed in
in where he got which in Rome.
in and he got . During this time he also got
in when he defeated the and .